Ancient Supernova Spits New Gamma-Ray Fire

1,869 views · Published 17 June 2011 · 2:15 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: VideoFromSpace · 2011 · Science & Technology

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NASA's Fermi telescope detected, in April of 2011, massive new gamma-ray flares within the Crab Nebula, the remains of a supernova seen to explode in 1054 by Chinese astronomers. Credit: NASA

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